Notice of Greenville school house bid and repairs
Notice is hereby given that W. R. Williams, Trustee of Greenville township, Floyd County, Indiana, will on August 6, 1908, receive bids for erection and repairs of a Greenville school house. Plans and specifications on file at his office. Contracts go to lowest and best bidder. Right to reject any bid reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Williems
Greenville Township
Floyd County
Ind
Greenville
City boards take up traction franchise talks on North State street
The board of public works and city council met at Mayor Best's office to reconcile two ordinances granting a Louisville and Northern Railway Company track on North State street. A committee including N A Green Lewis Thorn George Strack T M McCulloch and Mayor Best will review the street railway matter and report later. Rent receipts for sale 10 book form ar ris atten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Works
City Council
Jacob Best
Louisville and Northern Railway Company
North State Street
Traction Company
N A. Green
Lewis Thorn
George Strack
T. M. McCulloch
Jacob Beat
Board of Works
Drowned youth from Indianapolis in Kentucky river incident
Raymond Ashabranner fifteen from Indianapolis drowned Monday in the Licking river at Newport Kentucky after cramps struck while swimming. He left 515 Lord street with a friend Glen Richards en route to Cincinnati. The body was brought to Indianapolis for interment at Fairview cemetery. He had been living in Indianapolis for two years and worked for the Indianapolis Gas Company. He was a member of the Indianapolis YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Ashabranner
Edward Ashabranner
New Albany Water Company
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Gas Company
Newport
Licking River
Fairview Cemetery
Young Ashabranner
Lord Street
Ashabranner
Glen Richards
Richards
Cincinnati
Debts Stall Silver Grove Plan to Dismiss School Group
Silver Grove cannot dissolve the school corporation due to unpaid debts of about 1800 dollars. A higher tax levy will be needed to liquidate the incumbrance, while the town trustees rescinded an earlier dissolution and accepted resignations. The town plans another meeting to fill vacancies and keep the corporation until debts are paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Grove
Board of Town Trustees
New Albany
Maternal Grandmother of George Washington Explored
Judge J. H. Stotsenburg details in the Pennsylvania German a controversial study tracing George Washington’s maternal lineage to Mary Ball, daughter of Colonel Joseph Ball. He urges patriotic groups to locate and preserve the burial site of Washington’s maternal grandmother and to honor her memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Stotsenburg
George Washington
Judge Stotsenburg
Washingtona
Oden
Scandinavia
Washington
Mary Johnson
England
Joseph Ball
Mary Ball
Augustus Washington
Colonel Ball
Colony
Virginia
Judge Stotesnburg
America
Dames
Mount Vernon
Waettington
Heart Disease Claims Jacob Emery former New Albany trustee
Jacob 3. Emery, longtime New Albany township trustee, died Monday night at 10 30 at his McDonald Lane home after a brief heart illness. He was 58, native of Floyd County, a Republican, and a former contracting carpenter. Surviving: wife, four daughters, two sons, one brother. Funeral Wednesday at 2 20 from his home, DePauw Lodge funeral rites at Fairview cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob
Emery
New Albany Township
McDonald Lane
E. P. Easley
Floyd County
Samuel Emery
Raymond
Bruce Emery
Lillian Emery
QO. O. Oram
Jeffersonville
Iva Garriott
Mies Daisy Emery
Scottsburg
Ind
Ollie L. Emery
Trustes
New Albany
Third Presbyterian Church
DePauw Lodge of Masons
DePauw Lodge
Fairview Cemetery
Social notes reveal visits and marriages in local towns
Mrs Olive Fein and son Carl visit Georgetown friends while Miss Rose Van Winkle travels Corydon. Others visit Hardin Springs and Valley View. Several marriages occur including Otis Ray to Annie Beanblossom, Frank J. Smith to Nannette Dimler, and Walter W Bruder to Saaie May Perry. A Louisville elopement involving Joan Frazer and Herbert Johnson is confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Fein
Carl
Georgetown
Rose van Winkle
Corydon
Anna Linea
Clara Sperzel
Hardin Springs
O. K. Moore
Birdseye
City
Claude L. Balthis Hay
Marengo
Gladya Busenbark
Thirteenth Street
Charles A. Kepley
St. Edward's Hospital
Residents seek access to Elm Street sewer in city plan fix
North Elm street property owners from Jay to 225 feet east petition the board of public works to tap the city sewer at their own expense with a 25 cent per 100 square feet district assessment and cover sewer laying costs. Other blockholders also want connections. the block was omitted from the general plan years ago. Contractors on Ealy and Cherry avenues were ordered to repair within ten days or maintenance bonds will be pursued. Rear Market and Vincennes property holders were told to tap the sewer. United Gas and Electric Co. was ordered to trench on West Eighth between Main and Spring. Southern Railway to install a plank crossing at West First Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Street
Jay
Board of Public Works
Ealy
Rear Market
Vincennes Street
United Gas and Electria O Company
West Eighth
Main
Spring Street
Southern Railway Company
West Firat Atreat
Bedford Man Arrested for Wife Desertion after Short Marriage
Charles Dunlap of Bedford was arrested by Patrolman Klinesiiver and arraigned before Justice Fogle on a wife desertion charge. Bond set at 250 dollars, which he could not meet, sending him to jail awaiting next Thursday's hearing. Dunlap, an Monon extra brakeman, wed Mary Hill of Seymour on July 2 in Jeffersonville, then left after receiving calls from another woman. He claims to have gone to find work and sent money home. his wife says an affair triggered the split. She has since worked at the Savage House on Pearl Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dunlap
Bedford
Klinesiiver
Justice Fogle
Dunlap
Monon
Misa Mary Hill
Seymour
Little Rock
Ark
Local Obituaries and Funeral Notices
Several deaths are reported including Frank Powell s son at 2030 Rear Market Street. Lucsetta Meyer aged eighty one died at the county asylum and was shipped to Randall, Harrison county for burial. N H Tucker died at ninety at East Main Street Old Ladies Home, no relatives in this area. John D Ingram district manager of American Car and Foundry died post operation. services at 113 Sparks Avenue led by Rev J S Ward with Elks aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Ladies
East Main Street
Aitree
Red Wing
Minn
John D. Ingram
Jeffersonville
American Car and Foundry Company
Norton Infirmary
Louisville
Sparks Avenue
J. 8. Ward
Wall Street M E. Church
Martin J. Insall
F. E. Cole
R. W. Waite
Veterans of Civil War Honored at Pearl Street Armory Bean Bake
Members of Sanderson Post No. 191 G A R were guests of Company O First Regiment Indiana National Guard at Pearl and Market Streets Armory for a bean bake. Toasts by Col. George H. Pennington and Major William J. Coleman honored old and new guardsmen, with reflections on weapons and service history. The event highlighted camaraderie between generations, noting Company C’s strong finances and growing membership as the social heart of the armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanderson Post
G. A.R
Company O
First Regiment
Indiana National Guard
Pearl and Market
Lieuutensnot Will Coolman
George H. Pennington
Col. Pennington
Old and New National Guard
One Hundred and Fifty-ninth
Indiana
United States
Spain
Indianapolis
William J. Coleman
Fleet Regiment
National
Russell P. Finney
Jeffersonville
A. A. McQuiddy
Company C
Armory
Real Estate Transfers of 40 Acres and Platted Lots
The records show multiple conveyances including Mary E. Lindley to Davis W. Keyes of 40 acres in section 13 with values around 20,000 dollars, Eliza Morbley to Margaret Dil linger on part of Morbley’s plat, and several lot transfers on Shelby street and Wear Fifth Street. Other deeds include John Newhouse to Frederick Denison on Lot 31, plate 9, Caroline Maupin to Jennie Hodge on Lot 17, and James Deupater to Charles Pendleton on Lot 2, plat 297 along with Owen Tagart Sr. to Jr. on Lot 7, plat 14. John Evans to Mary Tegare covers 22 by 120 feet on West Spring Street. Values range from 50 to 20,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Lindley
Davis W. Kyees
Eliza Morbley
Margaret Dillinger
Morbley
Stephen C. Alexander
John R. Alexander
Shelby Street
John Newhouse
Frederick W. Deniaon
Wear Fifth Street
Caroline M. Maupin
Jennie H. Hodge
Shelby Streat
Sarah Norvell
Baylor
Amanda Schreiber
Oseph A. Schreiber
Joseph A. Schreiber
Wilmert B. Schreiber
Homer ‘Blake
Bertha R. Ziegelbaur
James H. Deupater
Charles T. Pendleton
Owen Tagart, Sr
Owen Tagart, Jr
John Evans
Mary J Tegare
West Spring Street
Fears Mary E. Lindley
David W. Keyes
Boiler Makers Again Out Mattoon Strike Returns
Boiler makers in the Mattoon Big Four railway shops walked out again under an ultimatum from grand officers. The second stoppage mirrors a prior recess after a return to work without union approval, risking charter loss for the locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon, U1
Mattoon
Musical bed touted to banish insomnia
A French contemporary reports a new invention will cure sleeplessness by enabling a patient to sleep via a musical bed. The device operates as the sleeper lies down and activates a mechanism that plays lull melodies, supposedly soothing and ending snoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naeture
Bryan's Chances In Early Presidential Betting Odds
The gambling side of politics shows Taft as the favorite with odds varying by city. In New York Taft is set at 6 to 1, St. Louis offers even money against Taft, and the Pacific coast displays 7 to 10 to 1. An Indianapolis listing shows $50 no takers on Taft carrying Indiana and Marion county, with smaller bets on Indiana and Marion county outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
New York City
Taft
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
Indianapolis
Indiana
Marion County
Dispute Over Horses and Buggy Ownership Leads to Charge
Thomas Walklate is taken to Louisville by Chief McCulloch to answer a theft charge after claiming ownership of a horse and buggy left at O A Kepley’s livery. William Fowler alleges he hired the rig yesterday, Walklate offered to sell it to Kepley, and both men traveled to Louisville to settle the case. In Floyd Circuit Court a partition suit is filed in the matter of Armstrong et al. vs Campbell et al involving Delia M Campbell and others, with defendants cited as non residents and a trial set for October in New Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Walkiate
Louisville
McCulloch
O. A. Kepley
State Street
William Fowler
Eclipse
Green Street
Walklate
Kepley
Notice of Divorce in Floyd Circuit Court Indiana
In Floyd County Indiana the Floyd Circuit Court forecloses the divorce action John F Meyer vs Bertha May Meyer filed April 1908 by George H Hester as attorney and August 1 1908 affidavit shows action against Bertha as nonresident. Bertha is notified the case will be tried October term at New Albany courthouse beginning October Monday. Clerk William F Ruoff July 31 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Indiana
Floyd County
Set
Floyd Circuit
Floyd Court
James Armatrong
Delia M. Campbell
Wilbur Campbell
George H. Hester
Luella Moyle
Martha E. Watkins
Clarence J. Watkins
Royal Ceathing
Indiana
Lugia Moyle
Marthew E. Watkins
Clarence J.watkins
Royal C. Watkins
New Albany
State of
Sct
Floyd
John F. Meyer
Bertha May Meyer
Aled
Hera
William F. Ruoff
Floyd Circuit Court
Tewett
Mto
Christopher Krerischare
Christopher Krisehart
Tinian
Also Mentioned on This Page
NEW Albany Tribune
W. R. Williams, Trestee
Kern
Floyd County Democratic Club
W. R. Williamen
Board of County Commissioners
Springs
Elm
H. A. Buerk
Clark County Reschere
Charlestown
W. E. Cox
Philip Smith
Anch
Hayti
Cape Girardeau
Mary McCallum
Ben Hor
J. Robert McCullum
New Amsterdam
Harrison County
Effie Keeton Monday
George Keeton
Stoteenburg & Westhers
Quautauqua
Glenwood Park
Andrews
Jeffersonville High School
Sidney Grose
Homer Ryan
Guntav Weieman
John Sweeney
Bertha Lewis
Auyt
Frank Lewis
W. H. Roose
Traction
Death
Newport, Ky
Abolishing School Corporation
S. Emery
Margaret Saner
Irma Zinsmeister
Valley View
H. O. Keesling
Harri- 800
John W. Baylor
Otto Rady
John M. Walker
French Lick Springs
Hope Survant
Needles
Cal
W. Ray
West Main Street
Ora Harris
Pennsylvania Institute For the Blind
Pittasburg
Otis Ray
Annie Beanblossom
Anderson, Ind
Frank HE. Walther
Nellie E. Tabler
Franklin Township
Ray
Schlicher
Will Crump
Jack
Columbus
Ohio
James Forman
East Spring Street
Frank J. Smith
Nannette M. Dimler
Lafayette Township
Father Sermereheim
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Knobn
Mias
Joan Frazer
Eugene Frazer
Herbert Johnson
Walter W Bruder
Mies Saaie May Perry
Weeley Chapel
W.R. Plummer
Weat Highth Street
William Perry
Weat Main Street
J. A. Broder
The
Boston Aloe
Atore
J. P. Moffat
Second Presbyterian Church
Scranton
Dr. Noble EF. Mitchell
jLake Winona
Tribune Company
William FL Rcoff
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